Only Human: Monsters and Men

Chapter 16: June Jackson

I apologize for the long chapter, but I really couldn't break this scene up. Hope you still enjoy. Please like, comment, and follow!

- Lucinda Croft

We were walking through an immense hall lined with expensive-looking double doors. The door knobs appeared to be made of gold, and the wood of the door was expertly carved with stain glass windows that you couldn't see through. The door to my room was merely a slab of thick awkward firewood in comparison, and it had the unfortunate quality of only being locked from the outside. I was in a hive for the rich, with bees that regurgitated wealth instead of honey. I glanced at the humming Katherine. I had to be wary of the bees' stingers.

"Here we are," Katherine announced. We stopped before the biggest doors at the very end of the hall. Quarters fit for a queen. The petite vampire reached for the crystal door knobs. "Oh, I guess I should tell you that we won't be spending the day alone." With that she swung the door open.

Inside was even more lavish than the hall. Warm wooden floors were dressed in exquisite Persian rugs with red and blue threads. A king-sized canopy bed rested in front of a curtained off bay window. Elegant standing lamps provided the light for the room. In the center of the room was a quaint table with four chairs, and fine china on its surface. The tall walls were sponged golden, and held golden framed paintings I had never seen before. These paintings expressed imagery of nude vampires draped around one another on vibrant blood red sheets in a black background. Some vampires were in coitus, and others were feeding off one another in ecstasy. One painting made my stomach clench and my heart race. What I could only perceive as a terrified human woman was surrounded by female and male vampires alike. Each vampire feeding off of some part of her. Her eyes were mirrors. She was looking right at me.

"Mistress?" a sultry voice said. Out of what must be an equally immense bathroom came a beautiful woman dressed in nothing but deep purple underwear. Her long dirty blonde hair accentuated her tight hips and smooth shoulders. Her stomach was so flat, that I could swear she were a manikin. Her green eyes flicked over me quickly. Her breasts were slightly unbelievable though. Most likely plastic surgery.

Katherine pushed me into the room, and my bare feet stumbled off of the carpeted hallway onto the cold wooden floor. "June, this is Eliza. Eliza, this is June. She is Master Hendrix's current human," Katherine said as she closed the door behind her.

I glanced back forlornly. She didn't have to shut the door.

Eliza cocked her head and licked her lips. Her hands pressed into her slim hip bones. "Her?" Eliza looked to Katherine. "How could I ever compete?" she said sarcastically.

"Now, Eliza." Katherine said half-heartedly as she moved into the room and sat on the bed.

Eliza threw her hands down and marched to me. I leaned back, but I kept my ground. Eliza pulled painfully at my short hair. "Her hair is butchered. There is nothing for a vampire to hold onto." She quickly moved to weighing my breasts like grape fruit. "These are barely adequate." Then she grabbed at my behind. "And her butt is huge. Some lunges might be nice," she finished.

I pushed her back and pulled away. "Knock it off!" I yelled. I mean, really. I knew I wasn't the model of the year. My wide hips and rounded bottom were genetic, and my natural breasts were a large C sometimes a D. Those were the cards that I was dealt, and I had learned to be comfortable with them. I at least prided myself on having a relatively small waist, which provided me with an hour-glass silhouette. As for my hair, I liked it short. It was less of a hassle, and after having long hair for most of my life, I found it looked better on me. Even so, there was no reason for her to invade my space and pick me apart in light of her perfection. I wasn't deluded into believing I was gorgeous, I mean I never really had a boyfriend because no guy had ever asked me out, but I still liked who I was. Flaws and all.